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Employment Law

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Review in both administrative and judicial (Court) reviews

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Employment Matters
- Employment
- General protection disputes (adverse action claims)
- Redundancy
- Unlawful termination
- Discriminations
- Bullying
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Immigration Matters
- Assistance with skill/qualification assessments
- Sub classes 186, 187, 189, 485 and 482 visas (business and other related visas both onshore or offshore )
- Family streams visas (Partner related visas, Carer, remaining, child, or orphan and others
- Visa cancellations and refusals on character grounds
- Student
- Visitors
- Protection or refugee visas (onshore and offshore)
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Review in both administrative and judicial (Court) reviews
- Fair Work Commission
- Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission and Australian Human Rights Commission
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
- Courts (either in Federal Circuit Court or Federal Court)
- Magistrate Courts or VCAT depending on what issues or nature of the claims.
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Other services
- Insurance (illness and death claims, transport accidents, superannuation, income protection and others)
- Wills and Probate
- Debt collection
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Blog

(2020) AAT 1820506) (24 February 2020)

New visa schemes for Filipinos

The Australian government has made a commitment to strengthen the bond, between Australia and the Philippines by introducing visa arrangements for work and holiday purposes. They are also offering opportunities for Filipinos to pursue education as stated in a joint statement released by both nations. In a meeting between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. And Australian […]

(2020) AAT 1820506) (24 February 2020)

Unfair Dismissal Claim – ADiDeM Pty Ltd Trading as Body Shop vs Nicole Suckling (2014) FWCFB 3611

Full bench decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) dismissing the leave for appeal by employer and affirming the decision of Deputy President Gooley of Melbourne on 31 January 2014 for the applicant in unfair dismissal matter.

(2020) AAT 1820506) (24 February 2020)

Subclass 115(Remaining)

The Tribunal remits the applications made by the visa applicants for Other Family (Migrant) (Class BO) visas to Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs for reconsideration, with the direction that the visa applicant meets the criteria for a subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa.

(2020) AAT 1820506) (24 February 2020)

Subclass 500(Student)

The delegate here of the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) refused applicant’s sub class 500 (student) visa application due to what its findings that at the time of lodgment of his application he did not provide verifiable evidence to support his application. Tribunal remits this application to DOHA after hearing applicant’s satisfactory evidence to support his claim.

A skilled based offshore application was refused, but successfully won before the Federal Court of Australia.

-MARTINEZ vs Minister for Immigration & Citizenship (2009) FCA 781 (28 July 2009 )

Industrial relations- the worker was successfully assisted before the Court when employer failed to consult prior to reducing applicant’s working hours and for his adverse action claim.

-RATNAYAKE vs Greenwood Manor Pty Ltd (2012) FMCA 350 (15 May 2012)

A student was refused his student visa application offshore but was successfully settled in his favour when judicial review was made onshore before the Federal Circuit Court.